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Teacher interventions in pupil fights cost thousands in compensation

Teachers injured while breaking up fights between pupils are claiming tens of thousands of pounds each in compensation –...

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More than half of MPs educated in state comprehensives

More than half of the country’s MPs are comprehensively-educated for the first time, in a shift academics say is...

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‘Widening gap’ between London and rest of country in language GCSEs, warns report

A widening gap is emerging in the take-up of language GCSEs between pupils in London and the rest of...

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EEF: New trials include ban on grading pupils’ work

Four new trials have won grant funding from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), including a trial to test whether...

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Entries to EBacc subjects peak as fewer pupils take creative subjects

Entries to EBacc subjects have increased by almost 10 per cent as entries to non-EBacc subjects have dropped. In...

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Hold open tenders for school takeovers to boost RSC transparency, think tank urges

An open bidding process should be introduced for school takeovers to combat the secrecy and occasionally poor choices made...

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Church of England sidesteps government rules over multi-academy trust control

The Church of England is to gain overall control of a new multi-academy trust, even though nine of the...

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Pupils with special needs waiting for school place more than doubles

The number of pupils with special educational needs waiting in limbo for school places has more than doubled, according...

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Catholic Church backs down on faith ‘certificate’ court challenge

The Catholic Church has backed down on its plans to take the government to court over faith pupils, and...

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